This website offers over 1,000 encyclopedia-style biographies of scientists along with illustrations.

When you get to the site, use the menu on the left side of the screen to search for a scientist by:

Branch of Science – Search for a scientist by his/her field of study from Archaeology to Sociology.

Gender/Minority Status – Women, African Americans, Asian Americans, etc. (Note: This section is woefully short on scientists of varying races and ethnicities. Fortunately, the FAQ section on this website tells you how to submit names for inclusion.)

Prize Winners – Read the Bios of Scientists and Mathematicians who have been awarded prizes (i.e., The Nobel) for their work.

Alphabetical Index – An A to Z list of all of the scientists and mathematicians whose biographies are archived on the website. Click on any one, and a new page opens with the scientist’s picture and bio. References are provided as well.

As mentioned previously, there are over 1,000 entries and we only read about 10. Therefore, AS ALWAYS, parents should preview the site to determine suitability of content.

When arriving at the site, a welcome pop-up will appear encouraging you to sign up for a free account so that your maps can be saved. When you sign up as a teacher, you will be able to add student accounts so that you can see all the maps your students have created in one place.

Once your accounts have been created, the fun can begin. In the upper right, select the “Need help?” link to learn about the features of the map creator. To create your map, make a selection from:

World maps – Includes world, North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Middle East, the Caribbean, Central America, and Atlantic Ocean.

State maps – Select the whole US, the 13 Colonies, eight USA Regions, the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Great Lakes, New England, Southern States, Western States, or any of the 50 states.

Once you have created your map and added features such as your key, notes, and more, the map can be saved, printed, and even shared. Once your students have learned to navigate the program and with a little practice, this tool will have your young cartographers creating all kinds of maps for geography and history projects.

When arriving at the site, click on “Eiffel Tower Gallery” to see the drop down menu. You can now select from these options to begin your tour:

360° virtual tour

Pictures

Movies

Multimedia

After selecting the 360° virtual tour, a new window will open and visitors can use their mouse to examine the tower close up. Select from the numerous images below the screen for different views, both day and night, from and of the tower.

Back at the “Eiffel Tower Gallery”, select Pictures to not only see images of the Tower but also see images of the blueprints from making the tower. Select the “Movies” option to see videos of the tower, celebrations held there, and the ice rink at the tower.

Under the “Multimedia” option, take a 360° tour of Paris, explore an interactive time line of Major Events surrounding the Tower, or let the kids “Play with the Eiffel Tower” with an interactive educational puzzle and maze or colorfully “Illuminate the Eiffel Tower” with your favorite color and fireworks.

When you are done with your tours, select the “Children’s Tower” option to find educational material for learning and teaching about the Eiffel Tower. Be sure to select the “Teacher’s Page” link in the upper right of the kid’s page to access more educational materials.

Explore the other menu options on the home page tool bar for even more educational opportunities. And for a learning experience for those students studying a foreign language, use the drop down menu in the upper left to select to see this site in 8 different languages including French, Spanish, Chinese, and more.

So grab your beret, pack your croissants, and enjoy a fine day in Paris at the Eiffel tower from the comfort of your home.

Many people know about one of the most famous of stone ruins called Stonehenge in England. However, there are hundreds of stone ruins throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, including standing stones (like Stonehenge) and many of them are much older than Stonehenge. They document early man’s habitats, customs, rituals, defense, observance of cycles in nature like the seasons, and much more.

Today’s website offers the most amazing compilation of information on stone ruins in the U.K. and Europe. When you get to the site you can click on the following destinations to open new website pages devoted to these ruins:

England

France

Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Italy

You can take virtual tours of these remarkable historic sites through photographs and text – and in some cases through quick time movies. You will be astounded by the sheer number of these ruins, and what archaeologists have been able to piece together about early humans from them.

You can take virtual tours of:

stone forts

stone settlements

stone circles

standing stones

tombs

burial chambers

and many other formations

Allow plenty of time on your first visit to this site to get your bearings. You’ll want to bookmark it to visit each country and the many ruins offered for virtual tours.

This website offers an incredible encyclopedic-style archive of information on science and math, including the biographies of scientists. When you get to the site, use the menu in the left margin of the page to search for scientists based upon:

*Branch of Science – Search for a scientist by his/her field of study from Archaeology to Sociology.

*Prize Winners – Read the Bios of Scientists and Mathematicians who have been awarded prizes (i.e., The Nobel) for their work.

*Alphabetical Index – An A to Z list of all of the scientists and mathematicians whose biographies are archived on the website. Click on any one, and a new page opens with the scientist’s picture and bio. References are provided as well.

In addition to the scientists’ bios, you can use the menu tabs at the top of the page to find encyclopedic information on specific branches of science and math including:

Hi! It’s Monday, October 17, 2011 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

November 11th, 2011 will be a “Ones In A Lifetime Event.” It’s the only date that can be represented by six identical digits as 11/11/11, and it only comes around once every hundred years according to Corbin E. Covault, Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, who is credited with inspiring 11/11/11 Day.

What follows is information on the event and ideas for celebration to make math fun! Mark your calendars so you won’t miss it!

This website offers ideas for celebrating “The ONES In A Lifetime Event” at 11:11:11 on 11/11/11 when the time and the date are all 1. They are attempting to create a unifying global event to celebrate world peace because November 11th also happens to be Armistice Day in France (commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI), and it is also Veterans Day in the USA and Remembrance Day in Canada that commemorate the sacrifices of those who served in armed conflicts.

This particular website (with a commercial edge) encourages people to have a party at home or in a club or restaurant, or create a community event, or participate in an online streaming party. It may inspire you to think of ways to celebrate with your family.

What has any of this got to do this math? For an answer visit these websites:

How to Interpret 11/11/11 – You see, the number eleven is the sixth prime number and there are some interesting peculiarities and folklore about it that you’ll discover at this website.

Number 11 – Wikipedia offers mathematical and scientific information about the number 11 and explains that it’s the atomic number of sodium, as well as the number of spacetime dimensions in M-theory. Scroll down the page and click on the links to articles that explain the sunspot cycle is 11 years, and Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. Find out the implications of the number 11 in religion, music, sports, military, computing, and other fields.

Play Number Twins 11 – CoolMath4Kids.com offer this interactive online math game for kids that lets them practice adding numbers that add up to 11.

Of course there are other ways to celebrate 11/11/11. Plan eleven fun activities. Dress in 11’s – wear stripes! Color with 11 crayons. Listen to 11 songs. Read 11 pages in a book. Visit 11 friends. Plant 11 seeds. Do 11 sit-ups. Give 11 gifts. Solve 11 math problems. Go on an “11 Hunt” – find eleven things, or search for the number 11 wherever you go. You can also eat meals made up of 11’s with tasty treats such as:

Carrot Sticks

Celery Sticks

Pretzel Sticks

String Cheese

French Fries

Bread Sticks

And don’t forget to look in the Asian food section of your grocery store for Pepero and Pocky. Pepero is a Korean cookie snack and Pocky is a similar Japanese treat. Both are essentially a cookie “stick” that comes in a variety of flavors. If you hold up two Pepero or Pocky sticks they resemble the number 11. So, the clever manufacturing company successfully promoted the celebration of…

Pepero Day!Each November 11th (11/11), Koreans exchange the cookie sticks in an observance similar to Valentine’s Day.